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Publisher: Arbordale PublishingISBN: 9781607180265

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Pat Skene (author), Doug Keith (illustrator)

Publisher: Illumination ArtsISBN: 9780985541743

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Publisher: Arbordale PublishingISBN: 9781607180012

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